WEARING A FACE MASK ON THE PUBLIC TRANSPORT
We are aware that patients may approach practices to write notes for people who feel they should be exempt from the requirement to wear face coverings on public transport, on account of being asthmatic or for other reasons. We cannot provide any letters from the surgery for patients however you can download and print off an exception yourself.
TFL have listed a number of ‘reasonable excuses’ for not wearing a face covering, specifically:
- Where a person cannot put on, wear, or remove a face covering because of a physical or mental illness or impairment or disability (within the meaning of section 6 of the Equality Act 2010), or without severe distress.
- Where a person is providing a lip-reading service to a person they are travelling with.
- Where a person removes their face covering to avoid harm or injury, or the risk of harm or injury, to themselves or others.
- Where a person is travelling to avoid injury, or to escape a risk of harm, and does not have a face covering with them.
- If it is reasonably necessary for a person to eat and drink, and the person removes their face covering to eat or drink.
- Where a person is required to remove the face covering by a police constable (including a British Transport Police officer) or another authorised person.
Print at home face coverings exemption card
TFL have instructed passengers who believe they are exempt from wearing a face covering for a reason on the above list, to print out one of these exemption cards and display it on their clothing or possibly on a lanyard. It is also acceptable to display it on a mobile phone if you do not have a printer.
Passengers with neither a smartphone or printer should call TFL on 0343 222 1234 and arrange to have a card printed and sent to them.
